Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has suspended his Special
Adviser on Salary and Pensions, Bashir Ado, over a “premature statement” on
implementation of the new N70,000 minimum wage.
Secretary
to the State Government (SSG) Bala Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement at
the weekend.
Ibrahim
said the state government “viewed with serious concern, a statement circulating
in various sections of the media alleging that the governor has approved
N70,000 as new minimum wage for workers in the state.”
“This
sounds embarrassing and premature as the committee headed by Head of the State
Civil Service, set up by the Government to advise on the appropriate wage is
yet to complete its assignment and submit a report,” he added.
He
added that as a consequence, the governor has approved the immediate suspension
of Ado, pending findings of a committee chaired by Bello Abdulkadir,
attorney-general of the state and commissioner for justice.
The
SSG stated that the committee, which was given two weeks to submit its report,
will investigate the source, actual content of the alleged statement and motive
behind it.
Ibrahim
named Sagir Musa, Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports and Culture;
Abdullahi Muhammmad, Commissioner for Health; and Muhammad Yahaya, Permanent
Secretary in the Ministry of Establishment and Service Matters, Office of the
SSG as members of the committee.
President
Bola Tinubu had on July 29 signed the minimum wage bill into law.
The
legislation increased the country’s minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000.
In
September 2024, the Federal Government approved the upward review of the
consolidated public service salary structure (CONPSS).
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